Molex Introduces Wi-Fi Flexible Antenna Series for Compact Devices

Molex announces the Wi-Fi Flexible Antenna Series, designed to be quickly and easily integrated into wireless devices while keeping implementation costs to a minimum. The 206994 Series Side Feed Cable Flexible Antenna provides high performance RF transmission for Wi-Fi applications that require extremely limited applications, including space-constrained applications.

Bob Wang, product manager at Molex Shanghai, said: “The design of today's miniaturized devices is a huge challenge, and it's not just a board and case size issue. Currently a smartphone or tablet can Multiple antennas are embedded, and a variety of sophisticated techniques such as frequency hopping, spread spectrum, and OFDM modulation are used. At the same time, unlicensed bands of 2.4 and 5.0 GHz are increasingly crowded. Currently, for design, precision manufacturing The demand for antennas is unprecedented, and Molex is ready to meet this challenge."

In the case where the antenna of the feedforward cable does not meet the needs of a particular application, a side feed antenna design is required. And, to meet the needs of the market, Molex has developed two versions of the side feed cable antenna: the 206994 series unipolar style and the 204281 series bipolar style side feed flexible antenna. The 206994 Series monopole antennas meet the requirements of small form factor devices, while the 204281 Series dipole antennas support applications that require fully balanced transmission and are independent of the ground plane, regardless of cable length.

Molex's new 206994 series is a highly compact Wi-Fi flexible antenna measuring just 15.0 mm x 6.0 mm, making it suitable for today's space constraints. The antenna is not only highly compact, but also has extremely high RF performance. Its radiation efficiency is greater than 70% and the return loss is less than -10 dB. It is ideal for space-constrained applications requiring a gain of not less than 3.6 dBi.